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M. J. MOHR.

MIRROR SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 191B.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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To alk wltomitmay concern-x Be it known that I, MAGNUS J. MOHR, a

citizen of Denmark, residing at; Garfield, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah,

which similar letters and numerals of refer- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the device. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the device as collapsed. Fig. 3 is a view showing the device in place on the body of a person.

It is highly desirable at times to support a small mirror on the body of the person desiring to use the mirror, in such position that reflections fromthe mirror may be readily and clearly shown the wearer, in dressing, shaving and making the toilet in camps, on'board moving trains, vessels and other vehicles of travel, and also in rooms in which the light is poor in certain positions and good in others.

The present invention supplies such support for a mirror and which is collapsible and occupies but limited space and consists of a collapsible frame made of light yet strong material which may be folded into compact form. The said frame has two spaced apart wires 1, stayed by the cross pieces 2, and suspended from the neck of the person desiring to use the mirror by the curved wire 3, which wire 3 is detachably secured at one end to one of said cross wires 2, to facilitate the use of the device. As will be obvious this suspending element may tak the form of a flexible cord or strap. Pivotally attached to the lower portion of said wires 1 are two other wires 4, which are heldin spaced apart relation to each other by the brace 5. Short projections 6 are integrally provided on each of said. wires 4 nmaon-surronr.

Specification of Letters liatent. t 'f" 191.9. Applicatioufiled November 4. 1918. ySeriaTNo. 261,167. i

. which. contact with the lower cross piece 2 when the device is in use. The pivotalcon- ,nection. of ithe said .wires 14 with thewires 1 Qan'd' the pro ections 6 is provided to allow compact folding of the parts'and the proections 6 prevent said wires 4 from being moved on the connection to a position greater than a right angle or horizontally with the wearer. Two other Wires 7 are pivotally connected with the outer end of said wires 4 and on which the mirror is to be mounted. Two medially hinged braces 8 are pivoted between the wires 4 and 7. The hinged brace 8 between each of said wires 7 and its respective connected wire 4 is used so that said wires 7 may be folded practically parallel with the said wires 4, and may be extended to a locked position slightly more than a right angle from said wires 4 when in use, one leaf of each hinge shown at 10 contacts with a shoulder 11 provided on the other leaf of said hinge.

As will be obvious, a single wire or support may be provided on which to mount the mirror in place of the said wires 7, and two wires crossed intermediately may be used instead of the wires 4 and cross bra-ce 5, but applicant preferably constructs his device as shown as it holds the mirror more steady and admits of more compact folding when not in use.

Having thus described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1. A mirror support comprising a rectangularly shaped wire frame; a wire having one end pivoted to a corner of Said frame and bent to form a loop and having a slotted opening in its other end adapted to be detachably fastened on the adjacent corner of said frame as a neck engaging loop; another rectangularly shaped wire frame pivoted to the side pieces of said first mentioned frame; short extended portions of the side wires of the last mentioned frame bent at an angle to said side wires and adapted to limit the pivotal movement of said two frames to a quarter of a circle; mirror supporting wires pivoted at their lower ends to the corners of the second mentioned frame; and hinged braces between said mirror mounting wires and the side pieces of the second mentioned frame.

2. A mirror support comprising two wires having a portion of each flattened; cross wires to fasten the said wires into a rectangular frame, one of said cross wires extended at each end; a wire bent into a curve with one end pivoted on the extended portion of said cross wire last mentioned, and the other end having an elongated slot adapted to be engaged over the other extended portion to form a neck supporting loop; two short pieces of wire pivoted to the flattened portion of the first mentioned wires and with a portion of each bent at an angle to the body of the wire and adapted to engage one of said cross wires to limit the pivotal movement of the body of the wire; two mirror mou'ntin wires pivoted at one end to the ends of the last mentioned Wires; and brace wires having hinges medially therein pivoted at an angle between said mirror mounting Wires and their connection to allow the device to fold into compact form.

In testimony whereof I have alfixed my 20 signature.

MAGNUS J. MOHR.

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Washington, D. G. l 

